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Definition: vpnd: Virtual Private Network Daemon Vpnd is a daemon which connects two networks on network level either via TCP/IP or a (virtual) leased line attached to a serial interface. All data transfered between the two networks are encrypted using the unpatented free Blowfish encryption algorithm (see http://www.counterpane.com/) with a key length of up to 576 bits (may be downgraded to a minimum of 0 bits to suit any legal restrictions).

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Source: Debian 3.0r0 APT / Linux Dictionary V 0.16
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/html/index.html
Author: Binh Nguyen linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
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